Warning signs to look for to avoid practice embezzlement

Lisa Sundquist still remembers the moment she decided to steal money from her practice. A check for $8,000 had arrived in the mail from an insurance provider — a settlement for an old claim that had already been written off and was never entered into their new practice management system.

Lisa Sundquist still remembers the moment she decided to steal money from her practice. A check for $8,000 had arrived in the mail from an insurance provider — a settlement for an old claim that had already been written off and was never entered into their new practice management system.